Extra Sauce
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To be fair, I'm almost certain Ron is involved. I don't think they would make that joke in the video if he wasn't.
Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter project by Double Fine [ended, $3.3 Million funded]
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To be fair, I'm almost certain Ron is involved. I don't think they would make that joke in the video if he wasn't.
As if Ron's gonna sit there in his office right next to Tim's and opt to work on "Thongs of Destiny 2" or some shit rather than join in on the fun! I mean, what kind of a scummbag would do that?
Who knows, though. It seems like a weird working relationship.
brianmcdoogle
Member
Honestly, people keep mentioning it, but someone should find out about the rights to Grim Fandango from LucasArts and start a kickstarter for that, then give it to Tim.
Should be able to pledge that in the next couple of days. Really hoping they get enough to do a Mac/iOS port. Hell, even if they don't, I still have my Windows 7 partition to play it on outunderthestars
Banned
Nah. It will take a couple of days, but it looks like it will get there!
petethepanda
Member
That video!
"But these days, it's almost like a lost art form, existing only in our dreams... and in Germany."
"But these days, it's almost like a lost art form, existing only in our dreams... and in Germany."
I'm pretty sure Ron Gilbert's game is separate from this, that one seems to be well into production and they've hinted that they'll reveal more soon. This project hasn't been started yet and it looks like Tim would be the lead, even if Ron helps.
fwiw I loved every bit of dialogue in Deathspank, Brutal Legend, Psychonauts. It's just the gameplay in all of them was not that great (Psychonauts was the best of the 3 though).
I don't think there's any worry as to the writing. I just hope they have real gameplay design skill for the game part. Even an adventure game takes talent as shown by the lack of it in all those 2 or 3/5 star games reviewed on adventuregamers all the time.
The length is another major issue imo. If they design it as an XLBA/PSN type game, I fear it'll be short and small in scope. If this thing hits $400,000 quickly, I think its shows that they can get the money to do a full Grim Fandango, Kings Quest, Gray Matter length 10-15 hour adventure title with full size scope.
I don't think there's any worry as to the writing. I just hope they have real gameplay design skill for the game part. Even an adventure game takes talent as shown by the lack of it in all those 2 or 3/5 star games reviewed on adventuregamers all the time.
The length is another major issue imo. If they design it as an XLBA/PSN type game, I fear it'll be short and small in scope. If this thing hits $400,000 quickly, I think its shows that they can get the money to do a full Grim Fandango, Kings Quest, Gray Matter length 10-15 hour adventure title with full size scope.
Wouldn't EA have to get it though? The rights are split between both companies or something bizarre.
don't ruin my dreams buddy
Dog Problems
Banned
I enjoyed all three DeathSpank games. But if I recall, Ron only worked on the first. But they continued the references to LucasArts' point-and-click adventures in other two.
.Where do we donate to get Brad Muir to become a Giant Bomb staff member?
EatinOlives
Member
By this time tomorrow
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Vire
Member
Umm.. what? They have close to 3,000 backers and they are almost at the halfway point.
Don't even bother responding to that duder.
Proud of it.
Which minute were you born?
EternalGamer
Banned
It's easy. All we have to do is start a Super Pac and raise several million dollars. Then we fund the sure fire Presidential winner under the condition that they ban EA from planet earth for all eternity.
Problem solved.
I just saw that. Holleeeesheieieeeeet
That's gonna be a weird lunch
Game does well and is received well, they get a commercial success without breaking the bank and we get a good game that we never would've gotten otherwise and prove there's still a market for large adventure games. Bad game/commercial flop, Double Fine goes out of business and we get vindicated.
Either way, we win.
Well, I'm assuming the earlier backers are the most passionate and will donate the most. Will love to be wrong though!
Why would they go out of business? And why would you be vindicated?
On another note, did they say if it's a new IP or based on something pre-existing? A Grim Fandango sequel would compel me to donate even more.
Half of the current backers are $30 or less.
Technosteve
Banned
will there be an official tim schaffer walks me through the game, strategy guide tour? The only adventure game i liked was Grim Fandango =/.
There might be a whole side of the globe not even awake yet!
Dog Problems
Banned
I'm sure if you paid enough he would arrange it. Maybe even dressed as a pirate.
A lot of ballers in this world.
The Kickstarter has been up for only 2 hours. A vast majority of the passionate guys out there probably haven't even heard of it yet.
EternalGamer
Banned
Most people who donate are going to want a copy of the game.
They only have $250,000 to go.
$250,000/ $15 = 16,667 more donations.
And that is assuming $15 as the average price. It is likely to be higher w/ others donating more. 16,000 more donations is probably a very liberal estimate of how many more donations they need.
I'm kind of shocked that there's already three people dropping 5K, and one dropping 10K in less than 3 hours. That's a LOT of money, I would think it would take a lot of financial planning before anyone would do that.
Donate $10 and Brad Muir will call you and sing the $25,000 Dollar Pyramid theme!
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
Tells us how you really feel. Other than insulting people in this very thread.
As of right now, the average donation amount is $52.53.
Vire
Member
Not really if you are Notch...
Dude is a multimillionaire, he can write the check without batting an eye.
Apologist logic.
Not so much they go out of business as it would be they fall out of the spotlight and just make Kinect games forever. And I would be vindicated as I imagine that's a fate worse than me not getting a good game with my 30 dollars.
I don't expect it to be bad at all though. I love these guys.
Incendiary
Banned
I'm tempted to drop $250 on it, and I'm currently unemployed living off my savings from my previous job. I don't know what that makes me (stupid, probably) but I assume not everybody is making financial planning past "holy shit I want to see an awesome Double Fine game and maybe get some limited swag!"